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Everything else, kept out of the way until you need it.
Dashboard
Progress, spend, and status
Systems
Body, brakes, fuel, and the rest
Tasks
Ready versus not ready
Hardware
Bags, bins, and labels
Decisions
What was chosen, and why
Purchases
Shopping list and budget
Journal
Notes and measurements
Photos
The visual record
Resources
How-tos, diagrams, and your files
Vehicle
Facts, VIN, identification
Should I?
Check an action before you do it
Project rules
- 1. Document before disassembly.
- 2. Label every removed part and every hardware bag.
- 3. Do not throw original parts away until replacements are installed and verified.
- 4. Inspect before buying.
- 5. Make major system decisions before buying dependent parts.
- 6. Structure and safety come before cosmetics.
- 7. Finish foundational systems before decorative work.
- 8. Test fit body panels before final paint.
- 9. Test major mechanical systems before surrounding them with finished bodywork.
- 10. A first start is not the same as roadworthy.
- 11. A first drive is not the same as finished.
- 12. Plan inspection and re-torque during shakedown.